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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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